Apayao’s Bayugao tribe tapped as forests guards

LUNA, Apayao: An international Christian charity organization in partnership with local government units and line agencies have tapped the Bayugao tribe (Agta) here to help protect the forest from where they derive their livelihood.

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Sustainable Forest Management: Initiative for Poverty Alleviation for the Agtas of Luna (Apayao) was recently signed between Vision Help International Care Foundation (VHICF), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Luna and the Apayao State College (ASC).